Eviction normally means that a tenant is forced to vacate, justly or not, a property he rents, typically for reasons of nonpayment of rent or an egregious violation of the conditions of the lease. What the proponents of the bill call “eviction” is an abuse of ordinary language. Named in the venerable progressive tradition of calling things by what they aren’t, Good Cause Eviction has nothing to do either with “good causes” or “eviction.” The legislation-the most radical version by far of similar laws in a few other jurisdictions-would give all tenants statewide perpetual rights of residence at their current rent, with increases capped at a minimal level. There’s no more worrisome sign of how far New York has drifted-or been steered-toward official socialism than the possibility that “Good Cause Eviction” is on the table in Albany and possibly headed toward passage. A broad set of housing proposals is also in the mix, and an epic round of horse-trading is in progress to hammer out a deal that will satisfy both sides of the aisle: the Left and the hard Left.

Governor Kathy Hochul insists that she wants to give judges more discretion in setting terms on the release of violent criminals, though she faces firm resistance from the legislature. As the April 1 deadline for the New York State budget draws near, various factions among the Democrat supermajority that dominates Albany have drawn lines in the sand.

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